WEST HANOVER TOWNSHIP PARK AND RECREATION BOARD

7171 Allentown Blvd.  Harrisburg, PA  17112

                            Wednesday, September 20, 2006

 

I.               CALL TO ORDER:

The regular meeting of the West Hanover Township Park and Recreation Board was called to order at 7:02 p.m. by Chairman Stammel. 

 

 

MEMBERS PRESENT                                                     MEMBERS ABSENT

Robert Stammel                                                                                Mike Geppert

Julie Young                                                                         

                   Robert T. Leonard         

Jean Sites                         

                          Mike Jacobs

              Bob Rogers

 

STAFF PRESENT                                                              OTHERS PRESENT

II.             Dixie Fesig, Park and Recreation Coordinator                 Jeff Holt

 

III.           PUBLIC COMMENTS

None

 

III.        PRESENTATIONS/REPORTS

A. Baseball- Received Fall Ball Schedule, Mr. Holt asked permission to construct a storage shelf in the midget concession storage room, A motion was made by Mr. Roger, second by Mr. Leonard, to go ahead with storage shelf. The motion passed unanimously. 

At the Park and Recreation Board meeting in August Mr. Holt discussed safety issue with Midget field; a lip is building up from the edge of infield to outfield. Mr Holt was directed by the Park and Recreation Board to get estimates to fix this problem. Mr. Holt came back to this meeting (September meeting) with three cost estimates. Umbergers- $9200.00, Tomlinson Bomberger -$9195.00 and Bailey- $10,500.  This project must be done by this fall, according to Mr. Holt.

A motion was made by Mr. Jacobs, second by Mr. Rogers to make a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors at their Oct 2, meeting to proceed with this safety project and to hire Umbergers landscaping to perform this scope of work, with the Township paying for the entire cost.

The motion passed unanimously.

 

B.  Ped Path- None

 

C.  Fall Fest- Fest.

 

 

IV.        APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 

A motion was made by Mr. Jacob, seconded by Mr. Leonard, to approve the minutes of August 16,, 2006.  The motion passed unanimously.  

 

V.          Treasurer Report-The Filo and Park Development funds were reviewed by the Park and Recreation Board.

 

VI.        TOWNSHIP STAFF REPORT

Ms. Fesig  furnished the Park and Recreation with updates on the following:

Skyline Grant, Fairville Grant & Teener Concession Stand Project

Light out at Flag pole again at Houck Memorial.

 

 

VII.       PLANS FOR REVIEW

A. CJ Pony Parts Annex Addition Commercial – Commercial No Filo

 

B. Summit Restaurant East- Commercial No Filo

 

C. Sagewicke, last land in to be developed. A motion was made by Mr. Jacobs, second by Mr. Geppert to collect filo fees for the 25 new units, and to use these fees for Skyline Park or Ped Path.

The motion passed unanimously.

 

 

VIII.     OLD BUSINESS

A.    Project status report

B.    Log cabin- the board discussed demolition & reconstruction options

C.    Vandalism – The Park and Recreation Board has great concerns about this issue, what can be done. The new concrete trash cans at Fairville Park have been damaged, electric outlet destroyed, sand poured all over the picnic tables under pavilion, a bondfire built and burned underneath the pavilion, attempted to burn down porta john, liquor bottles smashed all over Lenker Park parking lot, all this happen in one weekend.

 

 

IX.        NEW BUSINESS

A.  Items to be considered for 2007 budget were security cameras at Parks to help with vandalism, more lighting.

B. Talk to the Manager about Bob Stammel on a TV interview about vandalism. 

 

X.             CORRESPONDENCE/OTHER BUSINESS

Mr. Stammel reported that the light on the Houck Memorial park flag pole is out.

 

XI.        PUBLIC COMMENTS (open comments)

 

XII.       ADJOURNMENT

The monthly meeting of the Park and Recreation Board was adjourned at 9:03 p.m.Mr. Rogers, made the motion to adjourn, seconded by Mr. Leonard  The motion passed unanimously.

NEXT MEETING – WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2006 @ 7:00 PM